Law-Related Education (LRE) Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $3,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Timeline: Year-round (rolling applications accepted)”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Mock trial or courtroom events for high school students
Other requirements
- Constitution In The Classroom events
- Girls/Boys State projects
- Staff or community training on a law-related topic or area of law
- Any other project designed to enhance public knowledge or awareness of the law
Overview
The Montana Justice Foundation Law-Related Education (LRE) Grants Program provides small grant awards to qualifying organizations for the purpose of conducting projects that support knowledge and awareness of the law.
Eligible Project Examples
- Mock trial or courtroom events for high school students
- Constitution In The Classroom events
- Girls/Boys State projects
- Staff or community training on a law-related topic or area of law
- Any other project designed to enhance public knowledge or awareness of the law
Eligibility
- Qualifying organizations
- Must align with funding priorities (see Grant Program Policy)
Application Timeline
- Submission Period: Year-round (rolling applications)
- Submission Method: Email
Contact Information
- Email: mjf@mtjustice.org
- Phone: (406) 523-3920
Additional Resources
- Grant Program Policy available for review before applying
- LRE Application form provided
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Review the Grant Program Policy to determine if your proposal matches funding priorities
- Complete the LRE Application Form (linked on grants information page)
- Submit the completed form via email to mjf@mtjustice.org
Submission Details
- Format: Completed LRE Application Form
- Submission Method: Email to mjf@mtjustice.org
- Timeline: Year-round (rolling applications accepted)
- Contact for questions: (406) 523-3920 or mjf@mtjustice.org
What Montana Justice Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 14
- Total given
- $779K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $6,200–$616K
- By dollars: Montana 96%, New York 4%. Top recipient cities: Billings, MT; Missoula, MT; Helena, MT.
- 7% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Montana Legal Services Association · Helena, MT
General operating support funds including staff salaries
$616K
Partners for Justice · Brooklyn, NY
Sustain existing public defense/restorative support for individuals entangled in the…
$30K
Haven · Bozeman, MT
Support salaries for two legal advocates. contribution to a pool of translation funds…
$25K
Montana Fair Housing · Butte, MT
Assist victims of discrimination in securing counsel with expertise in…
$15K
YWCA Billings · Billings, MT
Pay part of the ywca legal and victim services administrator's salary and benefits…
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- K-12 schools
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